Shenandoah’s ‘Strong Scholars’ Named
Scholarships from the Hattie M. Strong Foundation Scholarships Awarded to Promising Future Educators
Five Shenandoah University education students have received $5,000 Hattie M. Strong Foundation Scholarships to defray costs associated with student-teaching during the 2023 Spring semester:
- Ada Rexrode ’23 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education), who is student teaching at Moorefield Station Elementary School in Ashburn, Virginia
- Sarah Gorman ’23 (Bachelor of Music in Music Education), who is student teaching at Seldens Landing Elementary School in Leesburg, Virginia, and Willard Middle School in Aldie, Virginia
- Katherine Cristabel Hernandez-Ramos ’23 (Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish), who is student teaching at Balls Bluff Elementary and Sycolin Creek Elementary, both in Loudoun County, Virginia
- Hailee A. Wick ’23 (Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education), who is student teaching at John Kerr Elementary School and Indian Hollow Elementary School in Winchester and Frederick County, Virginia, respectively
- Ashlyn Yocum ’23 (Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology, Health & Physical Education, PreK-12), who is student teaching at Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart Elementary School and Robert E. Aylor Middle School in Winchester and Frederick County, Virginia, respectively
This is the 11th year the HMSF has provided scholarships for Shenandoah students who are seeking initial teacher licensure and who demonstrate promise as future teachers.
HMSF is a charitable private foundation incorporated in the District of Columbia in 1928. The foundation’s activities consist of the administration of a scholarship program and a grant program. The scholarship program is aimed at college students enrolled in teacher-training programs at selected partnering institutions. The scholarship funds are intended to ease the financial pressure during the student-teaching semester, when a student’s ability to offset expenses with outside employment is curtailed by the rigor of full-time work in the classroom. Visit hattie.org/our-programs/scholarship-program to learn more.
